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# tickMarkPosition

The position of the tick marks relative to the receiver.

```
var tickMarkPosition: NSSlider.TickMarkPosition { get set }
```

## Discussion

The value of this property is a constant indicating the position of the tick marks. Possible values  are described in [`NSSlider.TickMarkPosition`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSlider/TickMarkPosition-swift.enum). The default alignments are `NSTickMarkBelow` and `NSTickMarkLeft`. Setting this property has no effect if no tick marks have been assigned (that is, if [`numberOfTickMarks`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSliderCell/numberOfTickMarks) is 0).

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